Gary Strodder Explained

Gary Strodder
Birth Date:1 April 1965
Birth Place:Cleckheaton, England
Height:6 ft 1 in[1]
Position:Centre back
Youthclubs1:Yorkshire Amateur
Years1:1982–1987
Years2:1987–1990
Years3:1990–1995
Years4:1995–1999
Years5:1998–1999
Years6:1999–2001
Clubs2:West Ham United
Clubs3:West Bromwich Albion
Clubs4:Notts County
Clubs5:Rotherham United (loan)
Clubs6:Hartlepool United
Clubs7:Guiseley
Caps1:132
Caps2:65
Caps3:140
Caps4:121
Caps5:3
Caps6:61
Goals1:6
Goals2:2
Goals3:8
Goals4:10
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:522
Totalgoals:26

Gary Strodder (born 1 April 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half.

Career

Born in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, Strodder came through the youth system of Yorkshire Amateur.[2] He joined Lincoln City in 1982, spending five years at the club and being voted the club's player of the year in 1986, before signing for West Ham United. After three years at West Ham, he moved on to West Bromwich Albion, who he helped to promotion via the playoff final at Wembley Stadium in a team managed by Argentinian and Tottenham Hotspur legend Ossie Ardiles. In 1996 he signed for Notts County, where he was selected for the Third Division PFA Team of the Year in 1997–98. In 1998–99 he had a spell on loan at Rotherham United, before joining Hartlepool United. In 2001 he dropped into non-League football with Guiseley. After retiring from playing he worked for the community development section at Leeds United, before going into business in Menorca.[3]

Honours

Individual

1997–98 Third Division[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 388 . 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/yorkshireamateur/a/history-8447.html History
  3. Paul Smith (2018) Record Breakers: The Inside Story of Notts County's Momentous 1997/98 Title Triumph
  4. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . 1998 . Queen Anne Press . Harpenden . 978-1-85291-588-9 . 352.